Evangelical
Seminary of Theology
EVENTS
/ February 2008
Credits Contacts
Leadership Professor Interviews
FIFTH MEETING OF THE BACHELOR COURSE
REPRESENTATION OF THE SET AT THE MEETING IN
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
OPENING OF A NEW ENGLISH COURSE
REPRESENTATIVES OF JOHN KNOX COLLEGE VISIT THE
SET FROM TORONTO
THE SET, THE PIONEER OPENING A NEW WAY
CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
DAY AT THE LIBRARY OF THE SET
A MEETING WITH THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE
BOOKS: VISIT TO THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF BOOKS
SECOND MEETING FOR THE MASTERY PROGRAM
EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY OF THE SET
MAURICIO LOPEZ CHAIR: MAGISTERIAL LECTURE BY
DR. RENE KRÜEGER
DR WYATT AT MAURICIO LOPEZ CHAIR
VISIT OF FRANK T. GRINSWOLD, 25TH
BISHOP PRESIDENT OF THE EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH
LECTURE BY FRANK GRINSWOLD AT MAURICIO LOPEZ
CHAIR
FIFTH MEETING OF THE BACHALOR OF THEOLOY COURSE
February
11-15, took place the fifth meeting for the programmed studies of the Bachelor
of Theology Course, for non-resident students at SET. This course keeps its initial
registered 25 students. This time, they had “History of the Church
II” and “Introduction to the New Testament” taught by
Graduate Carlos Molina, professor at the SET and Dr. Krüeger, professor at the
University Institute ISEDET in Argentine.
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AT A MEETING IN
January 27th to February 2nd, Rev. Pablo 
institution, to the meeting Peace, Theology and Alternatives against violence.
This event was promoted by the Latin-American and Caribbean Theological
Ecumenical Community (CETELA), together with the Mennonite Biblical
Seminary, the Christian center for Justice, Peace and Non-violent Actions
(JUSTAPAZ) and the World Vision, all Colombian Organizations at Bogotá.
This seminary/work-shop summoned all institutions joint to CETELA to get more
resolute involved in the debate and in the continental searching for a culture
of peace and for alternatives against the violence and to include in their
curricula, if possible, both subjects, peace and non-violence or to discuss
them transversally.
February 6th, because the Ash Wednesday, at the chapel Resurrection,
in our seminary, started the Lent liturgical season. Rev.
OPENING OF A NEW ENGLISH COURSE
With the interest to make wider the horizon of the students, professors and
workers, the SET welcomed, on the first week of February, professor David
Reid, to teach a five-month-English course. Mr. Reid has devoted his life to
the education. He taught English at several colleges in
In relation with the courses he is teaching at SET, Professor Reid added
“I am teaching an open course for all the community in two levels, on of
them is intended to develop communication, and the other one, specialized in
the translation of biblical-theological subjects for the Set’s students.
I wish, with this courses, to help the students in their researching on
theological literature in English and in this way to contribute, not only with
my knowledge of the language but also with the experience of my work with
churches.
REPRESETIVES OF
February 15th to 2nd, Dr. Dorcas Gordon, director of John
Knox College of Toronto, Canada, Charles Fensham, professor of Systematic
Theology, Brian Irwin, professor of Old Testament and students of the
institution visited us. They, together with professors and students of the SET
shared their classrooms and participated in the immersion program in order to
reflex on the present Theology in both contexts.
The preparation of this program was made together by both academies, on a
director and professors of
The Primate-Archbishop Fred J. Hiltz of the Anglican Church of Canada was among
us on February 5th giving a testimony of the existing links, no just
between his Church and the SET, but also between the Anglican Canadian churches
and the Cuban ones, on stating “For me the SET is a pioneer which is
constantly opening new ways in the spirit of joint work of the churches at
God’s mission. We have a relationship with the SET and for me this visit
is very worthy. To meet the seminary has been very important for me, to have a
talk with the director and with the students, to watch its vegetable garden. I
have been very touched with the non-resident programs and with the number of
students whom I could meet through these programs.”
SHARING SPACES: LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP’S DAY CELEBRATION
AT THE SET’S LIBRARY
In the typical evening of “February 14th”, students and
professors waited for the Love and Friendship’s Day at the Set’s
library. This was an opportunity to share tender and funny expressions about
love. It was included a display of dishes made by the participants. The library
and the SET will always be meeting spaces… This time was for cherishing
this nice February’s night and to allow it to let full of poetry.
A MEETING WITH THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BOOKS: A VISIT
TO THE 17th INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF BOOKS
On February 18th, in the morning, the book’s lovers set out
for the 17th International Fair of books of
All the visit long, a great deal of important literature for the Set’s
library was gotten made by very worthy publishing house as “José
Martí”, “Caminos”, “Felix Varela”,
“Grijalbo”, “Ortoedro” and other ones.
SECOND MEETING OF THE MASTERY COURSE
The second meeting of the 2007-2008 Mastery program took place at the seminary
from 18th to 28th February. At this occasion the students
had “Problems of the Contemporary Culture”, taught by Dr. Ana
Cairo, professor of the University of Havana; “Present Catholic
Pastoral” by D. Min.
Graduated
DISPLAY OF BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY
At the Set’s, on February 12th took place a display of several
books written and edited by Dr. René Krüeger. In a very graceful talk, Dr.
Krüeger spoke about each of the books giving to the participants the 
possibility
to meet with a huge variety of subjects, such as basic phenomena of the quantum
physics in “En busca de la realidad
divina: la ciencia como fuente de inspiración” (In search of
the divine reality: the science a source of inspiration), by Lothar Schäfer;
the ecclesiastical religious movement, theological and cultural “Pia Desideria”, by Felipe Jacobo
Spencer, edited by René Krüeger and Daniel Beros; about the HIV and AIDS
“Para que puedan vivir: la communion
luterana escucha y respondent en el VIH SIDA”(In order they
could live: the Lutheran communion pays attention and answers to the HIV AIDS),
editors: René Krüeger and Lisandro Orlov; about the protestant churches and the
globalization “Life in all fullness
Latin American Protestant Churches facing neoliberal globalization”, edited
by René Krüeger and “Testimonios
evangélicos en América Latina” (Evangelical Testimonies in
Latin America) with contributions by Daniel Beros, René Krüeger and Arturo
Blatezky.
CHAIR “MAURICIO LOPEZ”: MAGISTERIA LECTURE BY DR.
RENE KRÜEGER
On February 13th, la Chair Faith and Society “Mauricio
López” at SET, the Study Center of America and the Center of Studies of
the Council of Cuban churches summoned concerned people to participate in the
lecture “Las iglesisas protestantes
historicas de América Latina, su no al liberalismo globalizado y su búsqueda de
alternativas” (The historical protestant churches in Latin
America, their No to the globalize liberalism and their search for
alternatives) by Dr. Krüeger, professor of Biblical Science at ISEDET
Institute, in Argentine. The Lecture took place at the headquarters of the
DR. PETER WYATT AT THE CHAIR “MAURICIO LOPEZ”
Dr. Peter Wyatt, President of Emmanuel College in
(John
Calvin’s legacy to us today). There took place, students and professor of
the SET and a group of students from
FRANK T. GRISWOLD, GUEST PROFESSOR AT SET
>From 21st February to 17th March Frank T. Griswold, 25th
Bishop Chairman and ex-Primate of the
On February 23rd,. the First Baptist Church of Matanzas (PIBM) had a
retreat marking the Lent in the Set’s gardens. Brothers and sisters from
the Pullen Memorial Church Baptist Church of Raleigh, North Carolina with which
the PIBM keeps fraternity links more than fifteen years ago.
FRANK T. GRISWOLD LECTURES AT THE CHAIR “MAURICIO LOPEZ
In the evening, on 26th February, the Bishop Frank T. Griswold gave
the magisterial lecture “La
espiritualidad Cristiana: desde los Padres hasta nuestros días” (Christian
spirituality from the Fathers to the present). Professors, resident students
and students from the Mastery Program attended the lecture.
10-14 March
3rd.meeting of Christian Education
Bachelor Course.
15th March
Lent pilgrimage
16th -22nd March
Holy Week
2nd march
Daybreak Easter service at SET.
37th Accompaniment Day with handicapped people.
INTERVIEW TO DR. OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY RENE
KRÜEGER
At present, Dr. René Krüeger, pastor of the 
director
of the library of that institution. He is also guest professor at the
Presbyterian Seminary of Mexico since 2003, as biblical consultant as a guest at
Theology Faculty at the
This is the second visit to the SET and he wanted to say “I estimate the
students’ interests; even though I had to make a one-week-condensed
course and that was a very difficult task. We dealt with the classical
introduction subjects: author, place, addressee, structure and content of the
New Testament. We have also studied the theological lines of each book. I tried
to link these contents with the preaching and teaching task and other subjects I
have in mind were the cultural manifestations linked to biblical and
theological themes, for instance Jude’s Gospel, Da Vinci Code and popular
religiosity. I attempt to give the tools for exposing the works or the posters
related to such a theme and so to show the falsity such things sold together
with these products.
Referring to his future work engagements where he is working nowadays, he said:
“I am also concentrated in a book about Diaspora; that means the
dispersion in the Old Testament, Intertestament and the New Testament. I wish
to approach some action ecclesial and pastoral lines for churches en the
minority situation; there it is worked lots of analysis of biblical texts. It
is a really fascination for me. Besides, I work another book assembling a
collection of plays for Christmas and a third one which is an updating of my
Doctoral Thesis about the semiotic analysis of Luke’s Gospel.
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
President of the Board: Bishop Miguel Tamayo Zaldivar
Vice-President of the Board:
Secretary of the Board: Odette
Naranjo Colón
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Rector:
Vice-rector: Pablo
Dean:
Vice-Dean:
Chaplain: Wil
Arts Ph.M. and
Clara L. Ajo Lázaro, Th.D, Theology,
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